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The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest showing bare branches and structural supports during decline

It has survived wars, storms, and more than a millennium of history, but Robin Hood’s most famous tree may have finally lost its last battle

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July 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Flooded Amazon rainforest with diverse trees showing dense tropical ecosystem where Inga species coexist.

Scientists sequenced 461 trees from the Amazon and discovered a rather surprising clue: some species may be passing on defensive genes as if they were recipes for fighting pests

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July 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Massive crowd filling a city street showing extreme urban density and human network behavior

The history of cities has always seemed to be driven by money, technology, and institutions, but a new study suggests there may be something more fundamental and powerful: the simple act of bringing people closer together changes the entire network

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July 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Albert Einstein portrait associated with theories about fundamental laws of the universe and physics

For decades, Einstein had been mulling over an unsettling idea—that the most fundamental laws of the universe should not depend on arbitrary numbers—and now a study published in Physical Review Letters has just given it a rather compelling mathematical boost

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July 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Sun rising through Stonehenge stones during summer solstice alignment in England

Before Stonehenge became the great symbol of the solstice, it is possible that two simple wooden posts located in Bulford were already marking the summer sunrise some 5,000 years ago

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July 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Two red-crowned cranes perform a synchronized courtship dance in the Kushiro wetlands, responding to each other with coordinated bows and poses.

What looks like a beautiful dance in the Kushiro wetlands could be a secret conversation between two cranes, featuring a series of bows, poses, and movements that last up to three minutes and respond to each other’s gestures

By ECONEWS
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July 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Local community members in eastern Congo leading forest conservation efforts in Bamasobha concession

A community that was driven from its forest lands in the 1970s now protects 71,700 acres in the Congo and has managed to reduce deforestation by 87% in just one year

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July 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Close-up of Himalayan pit viper showing scales and tongue during new species identification study

The famous Himalayan viper, first described in 1864, has just lost its unique identity, as scientists have discovered that five species were previously grouped under that name

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July 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Close-up of fossilized mammalian dental calculus on a museum specimen, illustrating the mineralized layers that trap ancient oral microbes.

Ancient teeth preserved in museums may harbor a vast microbial archive, and a new preliminary article suggests that dental plaque reveals how diet has influenced the oral bacteria of mammals

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July 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
A view of the Bull Mountains near Roundup, Montana, where coal mining activity remains the central economic driver for Musselshell County.

A Montana county commissioner wanted to prepare his county in case coal revenues dried up, and voters ousted him from office in a Republican primary that served as a warning to other mining communities

By ECONEWS
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July 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
A digital illustration of the carbon removal landscape, showing a balance between reforestation, direct air capture technology, and soil sequestration.

The fight against climate change is entering a challenging phase: it is no longer enough to simply reduce pollution, and scientists are talking about removing up to 9,700 million metric tons of CO2 per year by 2050

By ECONEWS
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July 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
A scientific analysis of 400,000-year-old Homo erectus fossil teeth, which provided rare enamel protein evidence of ancient links to Denisovans.

Homo erectus teeth dating back about 400,000 years, found in China, have just revealed an unexpected clue about a possible family connection to the mysterious Denisovans

By ECONEWS
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July 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Fluorescent molecular probes highlighting circular intron RNA inside a predatory bacterium and the dead cells of its archaeal prey.

Researchers have just observed a jumping gene doing something extremely unusual: jumping from a tiny predatory bacterium to the dead cells of another species, like a thief sneaking into an empty house

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July 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Researchers from Operation Period preparing for the OP-01 suborbital mission to study menstrual fluid dynamics in microgravity.

Menstruation has been a part of astronauts’ space travel for decades, but in 2027 it could, for the first time, become the focus of a specific experiment conducted in microgravity conditions

By ECONEWS
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July 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Lush, intact rainforest canopy in Suriname, highlighting the biodiversity and primary forest cover currently at risk from agricultural expansion.

The country with the largest forest area in South America may face a momentous decision: to accept large-scale soybean farming and cattle ranching projects or to protect the rivers, communities, and forests that took centuries to form

By ECONEWS
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July 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Extensive solar panel fields and wind turbines showing large-scale renewable energy infrastructure.

The green economy has just surpassed $10 trillion and would already be the world’s third-largest industry if it were counted as a separate sector

By ECONEWS
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July 4, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Concept image of a lunar base with habitats and astronauts working on the Moon’s surface.

The Moon will no longer be just the place where humans left their footprints in 1969; now, NASA and China want to build bases, landing strips, control towers, and shelters there, but a fundamental regulation is still missing

By ECONEWS
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July 4, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Close-up of corroded bridge steel with an inspector using a digital device to assess structural damage.

The United States has 624,167 bridges, of which more than 220,000 are in need of repair, but a new generation of quantum sensors could detect hidden damage before it becomes visible from the road

By ECONEWS
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July 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Bright meteor fireball breaking apart in Earth’s atmosphere, creating a sonic boom event.

On May 30, a loud boom shook Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and NASA traced it to a meteor that broke apart with the force of 300 tons of TNT

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July 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Single meteor streak crossing a dark night sky during the June Bootids meteor shower.

The June Bootids meteor shower may seem very faint almost every year, but throughout its history, extremely rare bursts of up to 100 meteors per hour have been recorded, causing many people to look up at the sky

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July 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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